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WWUS52 KRAH 162327
SVSRAH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
727 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC063-077-085-162337-
/O.CAN.KRAH.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260316T2345Z/
HARNETT NC-GRANVILLE NC-DURHAM NC-
727 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARNETT...GRANVILLE
AND EAST CENTRAL DURHAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3654 7814 3575 7813 3573 7819 3563 7814
3465 7832 3485 7850 3485 7865 3559 7843
3646 7851 3654 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 269DEG 38KT 3690 7847 3658 7831 3559 7830 3493
7847
NCC051-069-101-127-163-181-183-185-191-162345-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260316T2345Z/
WAYNE NC-VANCE NC-WARREN NC-NASH NC-SAMPSON NC-CUMBERLAND NC-WAKE NC-
JOHNSTON NC-FRANKLIN NC-
727 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE...VANCE...WESTERN WARREN...SOUTHWESTERN
NASH...SAMPSON...SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...NORTHEASTERN WAKE...
JOHNSTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 727 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KELLS CORNER TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOYDTON TO
NEAR SMITHFIELD TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLINTON, MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON, SMITHFIELD, CLINTON, LOUISBURG, WARRENTON, ZEBULON,
FRANKLINTON, NORLINA, KITTRELL, AND BUNN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 87.
INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 AND 233.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 330 AND 351.
NC HIGHWAY 264 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 29.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3654 7814 3575 7813 3573 7819 3563 7814
3465 7832 3485 7850 3485 7865 3559 7843
3646 7851 3654 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 269DEG 38KT 3690 7847 3658 7831 3559 7830 3493
7847
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
LH
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